Nominate your local Aussie legend
Fawkner Property has launched a new national campaign, It’s never been more important to Love Being Australian, aimed at spotlighting everyday Australians whose actions...
Bringing pride to life
Rainbow on the Reef is turning five and the Gladstone community is invited to get involved.
Rainbow on the Reef has announced the dates for...
Littleproud calls Elon Musk’s X a ’cesspit’
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has strongly criticised Elon Musk’s social media platform X for allowing its AI chatbot Grok to generate non-consensual sexually explicit...
MP hacked, threatened by cybercrim
Callide MP Bryson Head has sensationally revealed he was the victim of a cyberhacker and blackmail threats in early January.
Mr Head took to social...
Community events
Weekly events
Have a Yarn Tuesday - QCWA Tannum Sands - every Tuesday
All welcome to bring your craft, a friend and a smile.
Time: 9am to...
Free Australia Day Family Fun Day
Gladstone Regional Council’s free Australia Day Family Fun Day returns to Tannum Sands this year for a relaxed morning by the water at the...
Renewables open for comment
Public comment is open for two renewable energy projects in the greater Gladstone region, as part of the Commonwealth approvals process under the Environment...
Year looks positive with grant funding
Christmas came early for hundreds of not-for-profit groups across Queensland, with the state government delivering a super-charged round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
The...
Deadly pathway to midwifery
First Nations training programs are opening doors for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Central Queensland to pursue their aspirations in health. Jamie...
Bondi royal commission
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally announced a royal commission, Australia’s most powerful form of independent public inquiry, into last month’s shooting at Bondi...
News in Brief
Pedestrian hit and killed at Bajool
The QPS forensic crash unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Bajool on Tuesday, 13 January.
Around 8.40pm, emergency...
I thought volunteering wasn’t for me — I was wrong
I used to think volunteering wasn’t for me.
Living in Gladstone, my weeks were already full, work commitments, family responsibilities, and the constant juggle of...
If one door closes, does your influence?
I went looking for a stock called “Disconnected” the other day.
Thought it might be a good buy given we’re being told to stay...
